2026 Events
APRIL 26
“Fleischmanns” Field of Dreams:
A History of the Mountain Athletic Club 1895-2025
SUNDAY, 2pm: Collin Miller
Middletown History Center
778 Cemetery Road
Margaretville
Admission by donation
MAY 17
Happy While United:
Daily Life for the Esopus Indians in the Catskills, 1730-1777.
SUNDAY, 2pm: Justin Wexler
Middletown History Center
778 Cemetery Road
Margaretville
Admission by donation
JUNE 6
The Nature of the Catskills.
SUNDAY, 2pm: Slide show by photographer John Lehmann
Middletown History Center
778 Cemetery Road
Margaretville
Admission by donation.
July 11-12
Middletown and the Revolution:
Voices from the Frontier
SATURDAY, 3pm and 7pm
SUNDAY, 2pm: A Revolution 250 Commemoration. Eight local characters tell of their Revolutionary War experiences.
Open Eye Theater
960 Main Street
Margaretville
$20 admission / 15 and under Free.
Reservations required. Details to be announced.
AUGUST 30
Calico Rebellion:
The Second American Revolution
SUNDAY, 2pm: Film and post-film conversation with filmmaker Victoria Kupchinetsky and local “heirs” of the Anti-Rent War.
Middletown History Center
778 Cemetery Road
Margaretville
Admission by donation
SEPTEMBER 19
Cauliflower Festival:
“Of Woods and Wild Things”
SATURDAY, 11am-4pm: Photo exhibit in History Tent.
Village Park
Margaretville
Free Admission
SEPTEMBER 20
Of Woods and Wild Things
SUNDAY, 2pm: All hunters and outdoor enthusiasts are welcome to share stories and photos of hunting, wildlife encounters, camp life. Two locally produced short films— “White Tail Buck” and “Game Warden”—will be screened.
Middletown History Center
778 Cemetery Road
Margaretville
Free Admission. Donations welcome.
OCTOBER 17
No Stone Left Unturned
SATURDAY, 1pm: A field history program on bluestone quarrying with John Biruk.
Margaretville Area Quarry.
Heavy rain: postpones to October 18.
$10. Reservations required.
Details to be announced.
NOVEMBER 7
Annual Meeting of Members and Friends
SATURDAY, 2pm: Report and Board Election.
Presentation by Bill Birns, editor of Peter Pan in the Catskills and Other Historical Essays.
Refreshments
Middletown History Center
778 Cemetery Road
Margaretville
No reservations needed.